LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the John F. Kennedy High School
Boys Volleyball Team and Coach Allen Ma upon the occasion of capturing
the 2009 Nassau County Class B Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The 2009 Nassau County Class B Champions, the top-seeded John
F. Kennedy High School Boys Volleyball Team defeated Roslyn High School,
25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, at C.W. Post; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Allen Ma and his outstanding assistant
coach, Dennis Ringel, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for
their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the John F. Kennedy High School Boys Volley-
ball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the
Championship, were a brotherhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players
are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on John F. Kennedy High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Allen Ma and Dennis Ringel have done a superb job in
guiding, molding and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Allen Ma and the outstanding athletes on the
John F. Kennedy High School Boys Volleyball Team have clearly made a
contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
school; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the John F. Kennedy High School Boys Volleyball Team; its
members: Jason Edelman, Jacob Gellerman, Jeremy Miller, Daniel Segal,
Gregory Uffner, Jesse Forman, Jonathan Meshnick, Brendan Mills, Ryan
Pastuch, Benjamin Hirschler, Matthew Lawner, Brian O'Gorman, Dylan
Simonson, and Jacob Tabman; and Coach Allen Ma on their outstanding
season and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the John F. Kennedy High School Boys Volleyball Team, Assist-
ant Coach Dennis Ringel and Coach Allen Ma.